Tag: white nationalists

Far-right trolls and white nationalists defend Trump’s anti-Muslim video retweets

The following article by Nina Mast was posted on the Media Matters website November 29, 2017:

Credit: Sarah Wasko / Media Matters

On Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump retweeted three anti-Muslim videos posted by Jayda Fransen, the deputy leader of the far-right, ultranationalist Britain First political organization, who has previously been “found guilty of religiously aggravated harassment.” Trump’s retweets of three videosattempting to link Muslims to violent crime, one of which has been debunked and the other two of which lacked context, were praised by white nationalists and far-right ideologues on Twitter and by internet trolls on 4chan, 8chan, and Reddit message boards. At least one prominent fake news website also defended Trump’s retweets.

Prominent white nationalist David Duke: Continue reading “Far-right trolls and white nationalists defend Trump’s anti-Muslim video retweets”

Trump lit the torches of white supremacy in Charlottesville. We must extinguish them.

The following column by Petula Dvorak was posted on the Washington Post website August 13, 2017:

President Trump lit every one of those torches in Charlottesville.

Yes, the white supremacists have always been with us. A parade of racist bigots is no surprise to anyone familiar with our history, especially those who have been the target of hatred and violence for centuries.

But when the mob of white men marched in Charlottesville carrying flaming torches Friday night shouting “Heil Trump” as the curtain-raiser for a day of violent clashes with counterprotesters that left three people dead, they showed the world that America is once again playing with fire.

And Trump was the one with the match. Continue reading “Trump lit the torches of white supremacy in Charlottesville. We must extinguish them.”

Trump’s administration isn’t very diverse. Photo ops make it glaringly obvious.

The following article by David Nakamura and Abby Phillips was posted on the Washington Post website February 3, 2017:

In his first two weeks, Donald Trump has sought to project the image of a new president moving quickly to enact his agenda.

He has surrounded himself in a series of photo ops with his most trusted senior aides as he signs a flurry of executive orders, visits government agencies and calls world leaders from the Oval Office. Continue reading “Trump’s administration isn’t very diverse. Photo ops make it glaringly obvious.”

White Men Are The Real ‘Special Snowflakes’

The following article by John Stoehr was posted on the National Memo website February 3, 2017:

The white nationalists I sometimes encounter on Twitter have an expression for militant liberals like me who care about the greater good, the suffering of the vulnerable, and the liberties guaranteed to everyone by the Bill of Rights.

It’s: “Special snowflake.”

It’s supposed to be a put-down, like I’m too delicate to handle being told “the truth” about “how things really are” by men (usually men) who “aren’t afraid to tell it like it is.” If I object to his slur-filled bile-spewing, then I’m too fragile. Continue reading “White Men Are The Real ‘Special Snowflakes’”